Shade and curtain bracket



Oct. 16, 1945. l. ILIEFF 2,386,351

SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET Filed June 21, 1944 [lion [licyf Patented Oct. 16, 1945 UNITED STATES eATENr OFFICE SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET men men, Detroit, Mich.

Application June 21, 1944, Serial No. 541,375

2 Claims.

This invention relates generally to the class of curtains, shades and screens and pertains particularly to improvements in bracket devices for the support of curtains and shades.

A principal object of the present invention is to provide a bracket designed to support curtains, shades and drapes, which is formed in a novel manner from a single sheet or piece of material of requisite strength and which is so designed. that it may be initially secured in position within a window frame solely by the use of a hammer or other driving tool, to be later permanently secured by a screw or similar fastening, such con: struction allowing for the initial placement of a pair of brackets in position in a frame to see that they are properly leveled, before being permanently fixed in position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bracket device from a single sheet or plate of material, with an offset depending ear for the support of one end of a shade roller and with forwardly and laterally extending ears each designed to support an end of a curtain rod, one in advance of the other and both in the same horizontal plane.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the description of the same proceeds and the invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of the specification, it being understood, however, that slight changes and modifications may be made in the structure so long as such changes and modifications do not depart materially from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a horizontal section through a window frame showing a pair of brackets constructed in accordance with the present invention, secured in the frame and. supporting a shade roller and a pair of curtain rods.

Figure 2 is a view in front elevation of the structure shown in Figure 1, one of the curtain rods being in section.

Figure 3 is a view in top plan of one bracket.

Figure 4 is a View in elevation of the inside of the bracket of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a inner or back edge View of the bracket of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a View in elevation of the inside of the mating bracket to that shown in Figure 4.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the numeral l0 generally designates a window frame in which is mounted a'pair of brackets constructed in accordance with the present inven tion, such brackets being secured to the inner faces of the sash guiding facing strips l as shown.

As is customary in shade and curtain brackets,

one of the two brackets making up the pair is provided with a slot to receive the spring winding pin which extends from one end of the shade roller l2 as indicated at i3, while the other bracket is provided with an aperture in the form of a cireular opening to receive the round pin l3 extending from the other end of the shade roller. Otherwise the brackets are mirror duplicates one of the other and therefore, a description of one will suflice for both.

The bracket is formed from a single sheet or piece of metal of suitable weight and comprises a plate I 4 from the upper part of the forward edge !5 of which extends the forwardly positioned upwardly projecting arm 15. At the upper end of this arm there is formed the head I! which is formed of the two metal sections !8 and l9 which are integrally joined by the top edge connecting web 28. These two head sections are formed from the single piece of the plate material with the Web 2!! connecting therebetween and one of the sections, such as the section I 9, forexample, is then folded down to a position at one side of andagainst the adjacent section l3, the intervening web 28 being bent in the process.

Each of the two head portions i8 is of substantial length and each is formed to have the laterally turned sections l8 and I9 respectively and these sections merge with and terminate in the right angularly directed forwardly extending sections l8" and IS". The intermediate section IQ of the portion I9 is of greater length than the section It! so that the terminal section i9" is set farther over to one side from the plate 14 than the section l8" but the two sections !8" and I9" are in parallel relation as shown in Figure 3.

The terminal sections l 8" and i9" are provided to receive the turned tubular ends 2! of the curtain rods 22 as shown in Figure 1 so that one ourtain rod will be disposed within but spaced from the other, permitting curtains to be suspended irom the rods in proper overhanging spaced rela- At the bottom of the plate l4, a portion of the plate material is bent to form the right angularly extending fiange-23 which projects from the plane of the plate .14 in the opposite direction from the sections of the head portions l8 and I9. This flange is integral at its central part with the downturned or depending ear 24 which is in an offset parallel plane with the plate l4 and in the ear is formed a suitable aperture 25 for the reception of one of the pins of the shade-roller l2. In Figure 4, the aperture 25 is shown as in a form of a narrow slot while in Figure 6, the aperture is circular to receive the round pin l3 of the shaderoller.

The bracket plate M has struck therefrom the pointed spurs 26 which project from the side of the plate I4 in the opposite direction from the flange 23 and there is also formed through the body of the plate, the aperture 27 through which a securing element such as a screw 28, Figures 1 and 2, may be passed when the bracket has been properly initially located so as to permanently secure the bracket in lace.

By means of the spurs 26 the two brackets forming a pair are tentatively secured against the innersides of the strips l I of the frame by placing the plate M in the approximate proper position and then striking the face of the plate with a hammer or other suitable instrument to drive the spurs into the window frame strip. When the pair of bracket plates have been so mounted, if it is found that they are in the exact position desired, the permanent fastening screw 23 may then be passed through the plate aperture 2! so that the bracket plate will be fixed to the frame, in which position the roller supporting ear 24 will be in spaced relation with the adjacent strip it while the terminal sections i8 and !9 will be set over in the opposite direction from the ear 24 in front of the trip strip or plate 29. Thus the curtain rods 22, when fixed at their ends to the terminal sections l8" and I9", will fully span the window.

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that there is provided in the present invention, a bracket structure which is of novel design and which may be easily and economically formed by stamping and bending froma single sheet of material, thus doing away with welding, brazing or other operations which might be required in the construction or fabrication of a bracket formed of several different units which have to be secured together. It will also be readily apparent that the mounting of the bracket is easily and quickly accomplished by reason of the spurs 26 which can be driven into the material of the window frame to hold the bracket in desired position until the permanent fastening screws or other elements are applied.

While one size of plate I4 has been illustrated it is to be understood that this plate may be made in different sizes in accordance with the size of the window and window frame to which the bracket is to be applied.

I claim:

1. A shade and curtain mounting bracket, comprising a flat plate member adapted to be mounted against the inner side face of a window frame, a laterally extending flange along the edge of the plate member which is lowermost when the plate member is in mounted position, an apertured ear integral with and extending downwardly from the flange in ofiset parallel relation with a flat side of the plate member, a forwardly positioned and upwardly extending arm connected with that edge of the plate member which is directed forwardly when the plate member is in mounted position, a pair of lateral extensions each integral with the upper end of said arm and upon the side of the plate member remote from said ear, one of said lateral extensions being longer than the other, and a pair of spaced parallel forwardly extending portions each connected with one of said lateral extensions to be positioned in front of the frame when the plate is mounted and each designed to have an end of a curtain rod connected therewith.

2. A shade and curtain supporting bracket comprising a plate having a bottom edge flange extending laterally from the plane of a side face of the plate and a depending apertured ear integral with said flange and maintained in offset parallel relation with the plate, an arm joined to a vertical edge of the plate disposed forwardly thereof and extending upwardly therefrom, said arm having an integral portion folded over against one side whereby the arm is made of dou ble thickness, a lateral extension forming an integral continuation of the arm, a lateral extension forming an integral continuation of the folded over portion, one of said lateral extensions being of greater length than the other and each of said lateral extensions having a right angularly turned terminal portion forming a forwardly extending portion adapted for connection with an end of a curtain rod, said forwardly extending portions being in spaced parallel relation and being directed away from the said vertical edge of the plate, and means for securing the plate to a supporting surface.

ILION ILIEFF. 

